The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-09-09
Sketches OF the Nominees.

Colonel J. Ross Thompson, of Ere.
Pa, nominated for Judge o. the Su-
preme Court, has been one Of the lead
ing attorneys or Pennsylvania for twelve
wears, standing at the head OF the Erie
bar during the greater part or that time.
Colonel Thompson comes OF good judi
cial stock, his father, Chief Justice
James Thompson, being in his day one
of the foremost men of :he State, serV-
ing in hs State Legislature, in congress,
and in I-J1 being elected Judge OF the
Supreme COuTt, in which capacity he
served for fifteen years, being Chlef
Justice for Eve years. Colonel Ihomp-
son's brother Samuel G. Thompsons,
Esq, Is IN The front rank Of the Phiia-
delphia bar to-day. Colonel Thompson
is very popular with the citizen. as well
as N the greater part of the state. II
he has never held prominent ofIice 1t has
ONLY been because he has never before
been a candidate. choosing 10 remain IN
the uon-aggressiye state of political toll
and public service. Colonel Thompson
was born in Franklin, Nenango county,
Pa, on December g, 1892. lie was
educated in the Erie Academy and
Princeton College. graduating from
the latter in 1851, and Immediately
thereafter commenced the practice OF
law. continuing in the profession up to
the present time. During Governor
Packers administration he served as
aid-ds-c scamp, which gave him the title
OF Lieutenant Colonel. anG he was suo-
sequently Colonel of the Sixteenth Reg-
imens of the Pennsylvania militia.
Colonel Thompson was chosen delegate
to the Democratic National Convention
in 1876 and was a candidate for Presi-
Tal he H.
in 1880.
B. J. McGrann, nominee for State
Treasurer, is a son of the late Richard
McGraun, who came to this country IT.
| 1919. The father was Ole of the best
known railroad contractors in the State,
and did "a great deal of public work.
Bernard }. was born on the homestead
/ in Mannheim township, Lancaster coun-
". Pennsylvania, just outside of the city
limits of Lancaster, on June "a, 1887,
and has resided there since. He obtain
I cd his education IN the public schools of
I Lanca steI city, and at Mount st. Mary S
( College, EmRittsbuTg Nd. From
| 1851 tC 1870 he devoted nearly his whole
/ time to agricultural pursuits OF the
farm, and AT the death of his father sue
: ceeded him in the banking firm of Rec O.,
( MEG aann Y CO., N Lancaster. He IS
stll at the head o. that firm. Since
1870 lie has been largely engaged il the
construction of pabHc works. In com
paEy with others he built the Catawissa
rxtersiOn railroad 20 Williamsport in
1870. ready for tine rolling stock. He sub
seUueltly graded 4 portion of The Bound
Brook Railroad, from JenhinstOwn 10
the jersey line. including the bridge
{ across ths Delaware. He located and
constructed the Pittsburg and Lake Erie
railroad from PittsbuTg 10 y Youngstown,
O.. distance of . miles, including a
bridge across the Ohio river 20 teet
above the water. He began this work
in 1879. Mr. MCGSrauu has one of the
: largest and finest farms IN Lancaster
county, on which is o beautiful resi-
dence. He is a practical farmer and
4 tobacco raiser. He is the owner OF a
great deal of real estate in and about
Lancaster Ci5y, including the fine large
agricultural park bearing his name,
where 2 big fair is now being held. Mr.
MCGTanu has always been an earnest,
haTd-wO!king Democrat, and cUnt-ibu-
ted largely 10 the party. He is an open
hearted, liberal man. popular with both
Democrats and Republicans throughout
the State aud a. home. He has d wife
and Two young sons.